[ AUDIENCE: NIER ]

[dormheads]

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[amain]

Yeah.

[ He doesn't have a bucket to put them in, so of course fishy goes back into the moat. ]

[darksubverted]

[Oh. Nice. Goodbye, fwish. He leans over the bridge to peer into the water.]

Don't tell me you dragged me out here to get me to fish.

[amain]

You don't have a rod, so how would you fish?

[ ANSWER HIM, RIKU ]

[darksubverted]

With yours.

[amain]

... Do you want to fish?

[ what the fuck is happening ]

[darksubverted]

[damn, imagine getting notifs from gmail ever]

I might as well? Am I supposed to stand here beside you while you fish? You're not catching me any big ones...

[This is the little brother you get, Nier.]

[amain]

[ my notifs too help ]

... You want me to catch a big fish for you? [ Riku, you are so strange. ] If you want to fish, you can say that. Normally.

[ tsundere ]

[darksubverted]

[He turns his head sort of up and away, propping his chin on a palm on the bridge rail.]

See how big of a fish you can catch, and then I'll catch one bigger.

[amain]

... You know I measure the fish I catch?

[ This is SO STUPID. ]

[darksubverted]

And? I'll catch one bigger, there will just be proof of it.

[amain]

Okay, Riku.

[ He gives him the makeshift rod. ]

[darksubverted]

[He hands it back.]

You first. Starting right now. Catch one, and then I'll catch one. We'll see whose is bigger.

[amain]

[ ................. i swear ]

I don't know when I'll catch the next one.

[darksubverted]

I'll wait.

[He's patient. Sorta.]

[amain]

[ okay. well. I guess he's going to keep fishing! ]

... Are you tired, Riku?

[darksubverted]

[Oh. This finally gets him to stop sticking his nose up in the air the other way. He peers at Nier.]

Tired of what? This place?

[amain]

Just tired.

[ General. ]

[darksubverted]

[Hmmm. He glances back out over the bridge at the water, and is quiet for a long time.]

...A little. But I guess I have plenty of time to rest in the darkness.

[amain]

[ Nier squints at first. ]

... Sorry, I needed a moment to remember that you mean that place? You were in. And not you being "edgy."

[darksubverted]

"Edgy"? [He gives Nier an offended, very teenager look.] I'm being serious.

You're the one out here saying you don't exist. You can't get any edgier than that.

[amain]

I know you are.

[ He's genuinely sorry. Please. ]

Hey, I was serious, too. [ ... ] Though I think the funny part is that the void is just a white expanse.

[ Nothing like DARKNESS. ]

[darksubverted]

[:\]

Sorry we can't all be trapped in a white expanse. [Tch.] The Realm of Darkness... it's not just a void. You can see, and you can walk around. The sky is black, swarming with darkness and bad energy.

You walk forever. The longer you stay, if your heart isn't strong enough, the more you'll succumb to the darkness. To anger, and fear, and greed.

[amain]

[ It's blinding, stop. Nier listens, frowning. ]

That sounds awful. [ Mm. ] I can't compare it since...

[ Waving hand gestures at not being able to feel anything. ]

Sure I would have succumbed. [ ... ] Did you?

[darksubverted]

[Hm. His expression is a little pinched at that. He peers at the water, lashes lowered.]

I was in there once. With The King. Mickey. We had to shut the Door to Darkness from the inside to make sure it was sealed. We were there for a while.

But... no. The darkness never changed me.

[Jokes on Riku. He has an immunity to darkness.]

[amain]

[ Nier isn't mean enough to ask if Mickey is why people called him a furry. ]

... You're very strong, Riku.

[ Damn, imagine being immune because you're that element. ]